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付

adhere
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingフ
Kun readingつ.ける、-つ.ける、-づ.ける、つ.け、つ.け-、-つ.け、-づ.け、-づけ、つ.く、-づ.く、つ.き、-つ.き、-つき、-づ.き、-づき
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. adhereRtK
    彼は壁に本棚を取り付けた。He fixed the bookshelf to the wall.tatoeba
    彼は父親の名をとってロバートと名付けた。He was named Robert after his father.tatoeba
  2. append
    幽霊の付く言葉・人Words and persons having a yurei in their nameswiki
  3. attach
    房には弟子珠が付く。Deshidama is attached to each tassel.wiki
  4. refer to
  1. to be attached
  2. to be connected with
  3. to adhere
  4. to stick
  5. to cling

Popular Usage

受付付く片付ける寄付気付く追い付く片付く思い付く言付ける言い付ける気を付ける日付

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1075

Compound words

付くつく
to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
受付うけつけ
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; information clerk; receipt
片付けるかたづける
to put in order; to tidy up; to clean up; to put away; to clear away
寄付きふ
contribution; donation
片付くかたづく
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished
思い付くおもいつく
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to be struck with an idea; to remember
受け付けるうけつける
to accept; to receive (an application); to take up; to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear
付けるつける
to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append
付き合うつきあう
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with
取り付けるとりつける
義務付けるぎむづける
日付ひづけ
date; dating
くっ付くくっつく
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to; to keep close to; to go along with
給付きゅうふ
provision (of money or goods); furnishing; conferral; payment; delivery
交付こうふ
delivery; issuance; handing over; granting
送付そうふ
sending; forwarding; remitting
貸付かしつけ
loan
添付てんぷ
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
貼付ちょうふ
pasting; sticking; attaching; affixing; appending
納付のうふ
payment; supply
番付ばんづけ
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
付けつけ
bill; bill of sale; payment invoice; tab (for later payment); credit
付加ふか
addition; annexation; appendage
付近ふきん
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area

Additional Examples

彼は付き合っていて面白くない。
He is not very good company.tatoeba
彼は付き合いにくい男だ。
He is hard to get along with.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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